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144. Lepiactis R (scaly rays) Diff. 141, Pe- 

 rianth, ovato, rati. 5-7 inecj. squama ad tubis 

 radiis, flosculis 7-8, Sem. striatis villosis, pappus 

 calicul. piloso, scabio. Racemis virgatis — Type 

 Lepiactis virgata R. Solid do Mx. et auct. 



145. Dasiorima R (hairy pits) Difl'. 141, Pe- 

 rianth, glohoso, phorantho alveolato, marg. cih- 

 atis. Rad. 7-10 elongatis, disco multitloro, Sem. 

 pubescens. Racemis panicidatis — Types sever- 

 al sp. blended as Solid, mexicana auct. 1. D. 

 mexicana Raf. Caule corymboso, fol. lane, ses- 

 silis, pedunculis nudis uniflorus. Probably the 

 original Sol. mexicana L. Dod. t. 219. Loud. 

 12099—2 D. limonifolia {Sol. do Pers) Gla- 

 bra paniculata, fol. lanceol. infimis ellipt. pedi- 

 cellis l-3fl. squamosis. N. Am. — 3. 1). ellioti 

 Raf. Sol. lim. E) Glabra panicul. fol. angusto 

 lanceol. marg. scabro, imis amplex. pedicellis 

 sq. l-3floris. Carolina. 



146. EuTiiAMiA Nuttal diff. 141, Periantho 

 tereto, phorantho setoso, rad. brevissimis, jl. 

 corymbosis — Chrysocoma of Anier. authors. 



147. AcTiPSis Raf. (Rays false) Diff. 141, 

 Periantho turgido campanul — sepalis laxis s. 

 reflexis, Rad. 10 brevissim. obov. disco multifl. 

 Sem. glabris, pappus scabro. — Types A.glom- 

 erata Raf (Solid, do Mx.) fl. glom. per. lax. 

 2. A. squamosa auct. fl. racemosis periantho 

 reflexo. This quite akin to Asters. 



148. Dectis R. (nom. antic) Diff. 141, Pe- 

 riantho sepalis carinatis, ext. laxis internis con- 

 nivens. Rad. 7-10 ovatis. Sem. glabra. Frutico- 

 sis, /?. corymb, s. thyrsoideis — Types Dectis 

 (Solid, auct.) arborescens, leucad^rugosa {spu- 

 ria) — decurrens Lour. Rad, 7-8, fi. thyrsoideis. 

 These are Asiatic or African shrubs. 



